Cluster of acute poisonings associated with an emerging ketamine analogue, 2-oxo-PCE.
Forensic Science International September 1, 2018 Magdalene H Y Tang, Y K Chong, Candace Y Chan et al.
Ketamine and phencyclidine are well-known drugs of abuse of the arylcyclohexylamine class, the backbone of which is used for the synthesis of new psychoactive substances (NPS). In October 2017, a cluster of acute intoxications was encountered where patients presented with ketamine-like toxidrome. Upon initial toxicology screening, however, neither ketamine nor other causative agents were...